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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION" ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11 1884. TWELVE PAGES.
. GEORGIA NEWS.
JNEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
STATE BRIEFLY CHRONICLED.
'X Tetofrspb Line From Rabun Qap Jsnotlon to Tab
lulab Valla???tec Cou*?? b o??hmt 'he Sta:??-
Jug Severn Affaire???Ola House Fires-
Faith tu>c-Otcr Points.
Baikbbipce Gtt.,Novrtutiers.???[Special.]???A rat-
tloxxiake four fret lung. elgl.teen rattles and but
toni was killed near here Friday by two young
Xncn, Jc&oSubcra mid Genrgo Bruce, while hunt'
log.
Nr.wNAN, Oa, November 3-[Special.]-The
Ncwnan oil mill is at work and cotton seed are
Bonringin from the country. Collections hare
t*en good with our nn-r<-h??nts and they are *
much better spirit* tb tn three weeks since.
Avgusta, Cm., November 3.???[3epclal.]???Presi
dent George T. Ja'-kKon???h defalcation from Enter*
prise factory turns out ful y one hundred and fifty
thousand dollar.* The ??? lib-ini report of the lares*
tigating com mitt.-v mil t??,* giveu the stockholders
At the meeting mil. d for thoMh of Norcmber.
Tallulah, November 8.???(Bpecial.]???Arrange
ment shave bet?? ptrfetprt toe*tablUh a telegrphie
line between Pm)>u??G??p Junction and Tallulah
Tails. ColonerV* U"g has th** contract for getting
the poles for th* not them terminus of the line
And commerces'he *nrk to-day.
Mombor, Novenda r 3.???[Special.]???Friday night
Hr. Thomas Herring and two other men were gal
loping their bom* In the public road aiz miles
He was a young man of floe habits and leares
Wife and strerui unal). hlldren.
KoMff. Oa., Noremher 3.???[ ; pcclal.]???Bishop
Beckwith preach, d at the Ep *copalchurch yester*
day a powerful M*rm??iito young men. The church
tras crowded to it* utn oft rapacity, and the do-
S iuent btohnp told h'scongr.gotlon. spell bound
or more than an hour In the erenlnz he con
firmed a claw ol fourteen and delivered another
Atrongiennon.
The criminal dockt-t of Lumpkin county was
disposed of as follows: Thomas Thorn, assault
Frith intent to murder; verdict of guilty of stab-
fling; sentenced to ??-ba*n gang for twelve months.
Anderson Hulln. a??auD and battery; verdict of
guilty, sentenced to chain gang for twolvo months.
Allen Pattereoti a lid Cyrus Lee, larceny from the
horifc, plea of giiDli; M-ntenoed to the chain gang
for twelve moot ha. Anthony Talbot, misde
meanor, verdict of guilty; sentenced tothncliafu
gang for twelve montn-. Win. Reed, aimplo lar-
. ceny, verdict of not guilty.
Messrs. Daniel Davis and Miller Davis of Clay
Creek, and Mr. Newt. Davis of Anrarla, arrived at
J their respective homes in Lumpkin oouuty, on
Tuesday evening of this week, from the Cour
d'Alecne mines, Idaho.
In a speech last w-tek Colonel Weir Boyd, n rep
resentative elect from Lumpkin, expressed his
convictions In fuvor of tin* eon limit nee of the rail
road commission, in opposition to the renewal of*
\ the oonvlct leas.-, ind in f-*v??*r of it general ???local
Option" law???that is allowing a majority of the
Toterslnany district to control the liquor trafllc
In their own totality.
Atuxrs, Ua, November 3.???[SpeciaL]???The
establishment of n* experimental station at the
Beck college, In this city, is met ting with a great
r , deal of encouragement B.??n??tor James M. Smith
VlU further the movement in trio legislature.
ACWOKTH, Oa, November A???(Special.]???A very
Had accident cceu- ted here this morning. Toledo,
the one year old child of Mr. M. M. Phillips,
Fitting in her little chair near the fire, and while
lier mother was in another room of tho house,
4 the Child fell with b. r bend In the fire. 8ho was
' ffrery dancerou*ly luirued on tho head, face and
Maud. Tne flesh Is hurnrd from her cheek and
Mead and tho nails bunted from tho fingers of her
left hand. It Is a terrible stroke to her devoted
parents.
Juo Tavern, Oa., November 5. ??? [Special.]???
Clowe's show, advcitfsMl to he tho biggest thing
on wheels, had a quia trip through Walton until
they struck the ???lien diuUbV??? district crowd at
Jug Tavern. Moi.?????a\ night, alter the allow was
over, a crowd attacked Uu> shim with rooks and
sticks. Tho Showmen returned the attack with
pistols. Fifty shois wore fired- Two of the show
aneu were shot rim fatt??*r then took to their
Meets, and left the home crowd In powoulon of
their property. Tr-?? canvA*s. baggago and wagons
were badly demolished. No Arrests as yet.
Caitf-rsvillc Anerie.ii: The time honored cos
tom of sending the ciltor a slight token of tho
ffreddlng fesst Is hImmu t* b* revived. Of this wo
are truly glad. Bit ** you, It gives Inspiration to
our pencil to writ*- from n-tilud a basketful of tho
fragments of a wedding feast.
Mrs. Butler, who Uvrd not far from tho lino of
Bchlty, in Harlan county. Joined the Primitive
Baptist church last )wr and was baptised, died
last Friday at the Mge of one hundred and sixteen
years andwashurlMl *t Good hope church Satnr*
day. She was proiiahly the oldest woman at hor
death In that section.
Irwlnton Appeal: a little child about ten yenre
Old escaped uiirAi-oi.M??si> a borriblodoAth at the
Oconee bridge lu*t Friday night. It fell from the
gpecJal train, do*n Dorn tho *t*te fair, and caught
on one of the tie-
i bridge over the w*bir.
smd crawled the tie t*. thevluewalk through tho
bridge and went to the w.n-hmau'a light. He
carried it out to No. 14. LVutral railroad, next
Snowing andforwNMtd it to Its parents by tne
fiut train. It was ii the *-are ol a friend, and bad
attempted to get v liter when the train was at this
place; the crowded condition of the ear made it
Impossible for it lo ??*??? found after it left iU frloud.
Americas Recorder: Early yesterday morn
ing a country darkey got mar-
sled, and later in tho day, came in and cat!
Mis first vote. Coming down the street be was
Mcard to remark to h comrade: ???Wpll, I dun got
married, an??? 1 dun voted, au??? I dunno what I dun
???Idtr for."
On last Saturday night Mr. F. B. Tarver, of
Burke oonuty, bad his barn, containing all his
corn, fodder, meat, a Urrcl of flour, and hit plan
tation tools conaumtd by fire. Except for tho
generosity of hi* neighbors, who sent him corn,
provisions, etc. Mr. Tanuur's family (must havo
Buffered.
Dublin Post: Owing to the continued drouth
the cane crop was almost a complete failure. Ho
gar wo have heard of only a few farmers that made
. dd It for 75 cents per gallon.
The market opened last year at 40 cent*. Tali
woes to show that tbs few <?????lions that were made
gor sole will demaud a good price.
Calhoun Time*: Calhoun county can boast the
txralegxed family of nmnwi In the south or even
Africa, we believe. lil ting n few mile* north of
town the other d ??y, w?? saw the sight. Not ono of
them could bead a hug in a forty to it lane. VYe
thought ???why U wia a peculiarity of tho race.???-???
???The Columbus Tin*mi comes to the rescue with the
following solution:
???'Nigger baby bowleggwd.
Nigger tMby how legged.
Nigger baby bowlegged,
Beaase be walk too soon."
A writer In the Newuan Herald says: ???As a mat*
' ter of some public Importance I will give a brief
fiketch of some strange freaks of nature In a family
pot many miles away from onr town. The father
}i confined to bfa room, from which all light is ex
cluded. His sight la so sensitive that he cannot
endure the light for a moment; hence hts room it
lept constantly closed and be never ven
tures out under any circumstances.
This has been bis condition for a
number of years, it l?? *t??te*t that he married his
Brice. One son and two of their daughters are
deaf and dumb, and are living with him. Ife re
main* mostly alone, aud when be needs attention,
be has a stick with a pure of red cloth tied to one
cud, and runs that .tick through a hoteln the side
of the boose, whirl* the dan* brers seeing come to
h!s relief. Are ibis.mi< red offspring the result of
Inter-marriase between blood relations? Observa
tion of many y?? are In regard to similar eases induce
tne to favor such a thwiry.
Everybody goes to court in Bulloch???some on
publicbusDesa,some ??n private bust ness. Ills
the occasion wbm d*-btsare paid, bargans consum
mated, and candid tree are bu-y looking us their
friend*. Bullorh D the ??????banner coaaty" for black
Beed cotton. The production of this staple has
this year been rxnaontioary. The area plautel
Fres large and the mwim favorable. An expre
rlenced btuinrw m??n made a careful estimate,
fused upon weU kn-wn (*u that there was now
In Bulloch cour t j fro nryi worth of set Island cot
ton. There 1* no d(.p.,ting tbe fact that black seed
cotton has starred B*iHo??-b <>n a more prosparom
ver known before. The eon-
sequence is that already morcy is getting into cir
culation and debts being cancelled.
Berrien News: ???Good morning!" was the greet
ing ue received a day or two tlaco while tlttiug at
ovt desk pondering how we shall ever beablo to pay
our election bet* If Cleveland la defeated. Turn-
Ilk. wt beheld one of Berrien's snbsttntlal citi
zens, who st rd?? own request shall be made name
less hue. \W motioned him to a seat, and aft r a
few prriimliiNry rcmaiks concern Inn drongt'is,
elect ions, etc., he said, ???I see you punlUh snake
stories M>m< tin t s .ml 1 have come to give you oue
that will w.ke the echoes from Dm to B-jer-dto-
pneked up our care, omd 'after
trimir tug our fabern quested ttio old cltinm to
proutd, buu this is what he said.
???It was seversl years ago, when I lived over on
the Kiitcbafomc, that 1 had a neighbor named
JoLi.md. Johnson was a good hunter and kept a
got d puck of hounds. Iu his pack was a yellow
slid black spotted dog that always took a great de
light iu f iliiug snakes. Indeed, nltbougn he was
oi e of the btst hunters ordinarily, if he was
on tisck ol a deer with the rest of the
peck end hepj t n?? d to meet up with a snake,
he woulo immediately stop, and nothing could
movt Mm until the snake was dead. Ol course
he was tdtu-n several times by snakes bit hU
Until ft alwsys nirected him to au antidote, until
ore July moroli-K when tho paekwasin full tl<t
after a aetr. old ???Joe" in tne letd, he metu m m-
fctor rattlesnake. True to his iiiulluatioua, he stop
jad to dhiatcli his suaktshlp, but old ???rattler"
got iti his work first, aud before J*'??
' could kill ids, struck him hard near the Ju*nl
vein. Ihia settled the buslner- '???* ??? r "
fuigl si'hbts of the same species are formed on the
???nimsl???s liver, d?? terudued t???? hold a poit morte-u
exi mitistf'O-of Joeand satisfy himself as tothi
tiutli or falsity of the assertion. Hu out came his
knlte aim In a fewreconds ???Joe'a" liver warm and
pulsnttig was found and sure- enough,
end fastened to it were seven small soakea
wriggling and squirming, which continued until
the river btcan.e cold and dead. These
fungi snakes were ol several varieties, there
bell g two unini-takaule highland mocca
sins and tlirce r.ttlesnakes, perfectly well formed,
*11 hat ping to ihe liver by a sort of ligament from
the I cad. There seemed to be another f irtnathm
???n the liver which only amounted to au imprint,
very like the snake by which he was btttrii last.
Now, sir, this wus told me by Johnson, a neighbor
of mit e, who ha*since removed to Alabama, ??nl
who was regarded by all who knew him aa the soul
of honor. I rive It to you for what It la worth,
sud you may inil'll!*ti it if 'you see fit. Well, 1
have some biisinera on the strecti. Good bve."
??????Good bye, i arson. Call again " And thou wo
wiotc it up. We can???t vouch for the story, but wo
I now ti c narrator to be a man of uuquestloued
wiotc It up.
I now ti e in
intsgrity.
Buchanan, November 0.???[Special.] -Forty
prominent men of this county started to Atlanta
yesterday for the purpose of attempting to stop
the revenue trouble. They propose to stand secu
rity that ihe revenue lawsurc not broken or to re
port the fret, if done.
Fylvama. Oa., November 0 ???[Special)??????The
gin-l ouse of Mr. John Tom Parker, situated on
the Pyivatiia railroad .was burnod down last night.
There ws?? no insurance.
Mr, Holcomb Moore, of Greono, is entitled to
the palm ss a successful huntsman. Ono day last
week be killed eighty-three birds, and last Monday
he came Iu writli n curiosity iu the shape of a white
partridge.
Ben hturgron, a burly black nejro, of Elbert,
struck Mr. Mm, H. Clark on tho head with a stick,
nocking him down. Ur. Clark is a feebioold
i sn, and had neither oflended or spoke to tho
m;.???ro in any way Several others, black aud
white, engai ed In n tussle, and the ntgroea cams
out second hist Several of tho parties were
promptly arrested.
EH cru ii fcouth: George Worley tell* some ox-
trevssunt gophci t*le.i about Florida. Ho says on
one (.crash n a certain gi-ntlcraan went to Florida,
with the idea of getting rich from au orange grove,
*l*d wss ixm-d-i gl) anxious to buy lurid. A
tract was oficud him at a price that he ttiongiit
would tech, ap lor any kind of land iu any emu-
tiy, aud ho bought it and paid for It
tcfoic he ever saw It. After getting his
dt*d. heiom luded he would ride out aud look for
it. He louiitMt so full of gropber boles that It
wss Impossible for him to ride over tt, ati<l no
hltchin hi* horse and uu lertook to walk over It.
Heohi not go far however, until he became sidiv
gut tad that he pulled out bis deed and sticking It
u a gi pl.tr hole said, here, d???ti you, you havo
B t ixastfslt n and I will give you thetitletoit.
e than quit Florida in di-gnat.
Fury Journal: Mr. M L. Cooper, of Fort Val-
by, wnaseriously hurt by three negroes. Juitovor
the hn?? oit???iawiord county, last Monday morn
Mr,.Cot'j*er owns a plantation In Crawford
stout flae mi its Iroui Fort Valley. umU-i .nature
dry nb hi there was a not among tho Degree-* on
tl at | late, and several pistol shots were llru*L
f t n e ol the Lauds on Rfr. Cooper'* pUoo were
at used. It appears that throe brother*, Alex,
O-arlle and Baker Hill, were the
chief ofltnceia. Early Monday more-
lug Mr. CtM'ier left Fort Valley for hi*
Plantation, tiiteudlbg to InvosHgatu the riot and
??ct* 11 ti e hands oil his plantation. HD overseer,
??? r. liimvtll, wet t with him, but in humlug lor
tliQoltctming negroea they were separate, dome
two hoursairer reaching theplautatiou Mr Coopwr
the three negroes named above,
mtvimrnt with Ida weapon??? some defiant la
;age havli g U-iu u*??d toJilr. Coopar???wnun Mr.
xiper *-tt?? mpb-d u* wre??t the gun from his a**all-
t. Tl.e other two ncgioes iashed to the a??*!st-
ic e ol the Hot. and iu the struggle that ensued,
cgun wus find off. Mr. Cooper was knocked
>vn with the boeand struck on the head with
c ax. ?? ne of Ma hands was badly cut, It l* sup
posed with thesx.as more taau one blow was pitt
ed. M r. Coo|ivr drew hi* pistol and firei at his as-
sailai ts. but??virtmtly wlilmut effect. Mr. Brat
will Lap|tned Income upon the scene about the
lime Mr. Cooper was knocked kowu, aud as quick
ly oa )* s-ihle placed Mm In his buggy and drove
to foil Valley. Mr. Cooper received prompt mo 11
1 end surgical aUctition, and we loaru hit
...ubda are not os serious oa wot
Aril supposed, though lie has bcon constantly
I'l???fimd to hi* ln*d since t??eiiig wouuded. His
ounos were severe, and while the latest news we
from Mm Is favorable. It is not known that
??? ??? * ??? ??? 9 of
ulght
Last Thursday morning Mr. Gcorgo Kllton
biought to F??rt Valley a bunch of potatoes
that in some respects is tbo most remarkablo over
There were thirty tbreo potatoes ou the
btiurli, the product of one viue???all grown in ono
hill. The potatoes are of the Ilajrti variety, and
grew from vines set out about the first of July
last, on a piece of gronnd near Ur. KUlen's resi
dence in Perry. Comparatively little rain ho* fal
len since the vines were set out. The yield is re
markable.
1 he grand Jury of Warren county reootnmend
that the vsgrsnt law now In force bo so amended
to take effect ou the idlers and vagrant* o! the
county ' %
Mre.Dernlgan thus tell* the story of her core
from faith:
I believe it was. I have been a great sufferer for
over fifteen years from spinal disease, from chronlo
btcncbilis, chronic sore throat and other disdiw*,
???ud can truly say tor fifteen year* I havo notsien
one wl-ole day, I may say three hours at oue Urn*,
about twin. Ail inis time i have been an luces-
*icigy,
mmt su
but all treronlWwHBB^^WBara^Wo^wW
tbealitariy a filleted blood was oumpletely broken I
down, ??no 1 should have been eompeilref toc??**e
but lor the brel' and will power. About six
tars ago 1 found sewing machine* aud sum
b*,r to l ??ke money out oftbe att ??U(U. t tuan
ci.reitd huriuis* with my btutiand, feeling he
nttced help. Bcsidts household duties 1 par-
fom??d the duties of clerk, bookkeeper and ail
IbnslECM writing. In April, 1M0. my humaup
stain <1 a | are r. something be had set hi* heart on
I for ye ??rs. sud which 1 had kept him from, but f
then to:d him I would do all In ray power P>m??ko
lit a suet *e??, a no added my help there also. My
train then gave w??y, and Ju-t tour yetrs ago I
betame paralysed, a beipieM balng for a
long time. 1 rallied in spring but n*rer
vend, but grew better then _ wort* |
ehun h ??? little
extitmely baiH-y. wheu suddenl r I had a
severe Mr* ke ol paralysis. For thirteen week* (
was triples*, never able to get from mr bod an I
Urswii in every shape Imtsinablu. Then begto
suibtoMUieac God sione can oonceive of; hut
threusb it eli I wa??. ob, so happyt it maitere l
net. truly Je-uaean soothe the great wc agony. I
rsllied m little, hut In November, for tbed.-l time
Ut-Kiturt ??n* beyond endurance: then :t wt*I
ptaj td me a bole day and night tbit God 1
gfvtn It it tfmti.Lt, ft matters nut wfth me.
sm ready and willing to live or die, or suffer
Gt-ri wills. The world and I have forever parted,
???ud livo or die, I belong to God alone.
d F. Jbbnigan.
T. 8. The above concise statement i* written
that all interested may have from me a correct ac
count of wbat I regard my miraculous cure.^ ^
Fsndrrsvllle, Go., November 4th, 1881.
Mr. Henry Bowles, of near Woodville, who
seven i y four years old, ono day recently picked
226 pounds of cotton by
The Uni of Dr. Henry G. Lamar, Tamil county,
wss consumed by. fire with its entire ooutents, in
cluding tliccom, fodder aud all other torago
this year???s growth.
Mr. W. N. King, a substantial citizen of Webster
corn ty, is a great sportsman. Ho found a covey of
partridges, out of which he killed a peck of birds,
bagging flfteeiL??t ono shot.
Barnsavillb, November 7.???[Spooial.]???At this
hour, 2:30 p. unjust three weeks from tho date of
the great fire which destroyed tho large carriage
manufactory of Summered: Murphy, tho work boll
from the tower of their first completed building 1*
rlngl! g the glad tidings of their triumph, and It*
??? Joe,'* rhetrful chime, mltislt-d with the merry rausio of
the mason???s trowel and the carpenter's hammer,
and the busy hum of a hundred workmen.betoken
the cariy rebuilding of, not alone the cxta ulve
manufactory of Nummere <Si Murphy, but the en
tire burnt district of Bartlesville. Summers &
Mutphy is the first fitn to push a brick building to
corny letfen. and the pluck and enterprise they
Lave so far displayed furnMi a sufficient guaran
tee that their new manufactory will soon he built
anew, and upon a larger scale than ever before.
Two tramps went to the dwclliug of an old no
gro, Dob Walker, who lives on Dr. J. E. Walker'
form, three mil** from Greeneshoro, and after in
tim(dating his wife, appropriated all his bed
clothing aud left. A warrant was sworn out be
fore the county judge and placed In tbo hand* of
Bailiff English for tliclr arrest. Mr. English, after
instituting diligent search tor the robbers,has been
thus fur unable to find them.
Miller county farmers lureo an Interesting time
with tbb foreclosing of mortgages. The gentleman
ly agents of the loan agencies have gone to their
summering places.
About t* u day* ago, two negroes asked permls
??fon to stay all night at tho house of Mr. Bmlth, fu
Chobkec comity, Alabama. Mr*. Smith (adaagh-
ter of A. M. Yancey, of thl* county,) told thorn
???No. Mr. Smith Is not at homo." They said they
would stay, and cnnimcnrcd breaking down the
door Having warned them, ahe fired, and they
c ft. NeRt morning ono of them was found dead,
some diatance from the house, bis companion hav-
ii g dragged him off*.
The Hurtwcll Sun suggests that the agricultural
societies of Hart, Franklin aud Ilaberelmm mil to
and fi rm a fair association. The farmers of Frank
lin have taken some preliminary ateps toward a
fair next fall.
There was a little negro boy on the street* in
Jeflereon yuubing Mr. Jeff Lanier's son 6f ten
ytan* about on the sidewalk and using him pretty
roughly. He got tired of it, drew his knife aud
stubbed the negro In the neck, causing him to
bl< td freely. Thu wound will uoi prove aerlous.
Fort Valley Miiror: On last Saturday night
Alec Hill, a net ro man living on Mr. Milt C iop-
er???splace, iu Crawford county, wuy-lald and shot
into two negro men, I>hii aud Winfield"Rous. Fur
this oflciise Mr* Milt Cooper went out Mood ly
morning to arrest Hill. Upon reaching tho plaoo.
be found six negroes, three brothers, B>*kor and
Alec Hill, and one name not known. Upon ar
resting Altf: Hill, lifs brother Biker presented ???
musket at Mr. Cooperand told him he could make
no oi rest. Mr. Cooper remonstrated with him
aud got up to- within n
feet of him, when ho turned Alec
b ore and grabbed the muaket and turned tho
muzxel w hen Baker discharged tt. Upon till* tho
two nth* r brothem, Alee with an axe and tno
Mberwtth ?? hoe. beat Cooper down and caiiio very
near murdering him. disarm is reud-fivd u* lo-??
by the wounds received in warding off tno lick*
tut* ndld tor td" bead, aud hla "kali Is broken, nyr a
lick Jcilicted . by the sx after k a is: king Dim
down with an ax, Alep Hill r*fs*d it ail
waa In the act of driving tho hUdeint ihl* aknll,
wleii Cooper, who had not lost pruM-uceof mi ml.
rcmniittrsfcd with him, asking him if he lutoude-l
to murder him sfrer already having beat him up
>o, whereupon the negro withheld the hirer
and told him to get away from thnra at once. Mr.
Coopt r. in the melee, had diacharKMl his pistol at
the mtn at point blank range aud wltnlu live or
hx feet of them, shooting threo times, and he
can???t understand whv they wore not hit. About
the end of tho difficulty Mr. William Braswell
" *??? TJnopor to town where
attended his wounds,
well ms a man can with
received, and will reoover,
w ithout the brain broom** affected. Quito a par*
ty w* nt in pursuit of the negroes, who are desper-
an men, and one of them, IJsker, Was arrested and
put In Jail in Ferry. Tlio others have not been
arrertfd yet.
J. T Ftnlth. at Lumpkin .superior court, plead
guilty of stealing the hone of Dr. Chapman, and
re n ten ml to twelve yeais. Ho voluuUrlly
atatrd that he waa a member of a gang of horse
lidtvta, mentioned some ol thorn, aud that bo
alto belonged to a band ol conn tar feltcra, and that
he) ad over ono hundred dollars ol spurious
money iu hla poitetsiou.
Mr. G. V. Jotiea, of Milton county, has a bunch
of cart of corn wbith grew in one husk, number*
ft g 21 diatluct cobs, on each cob is fally matured
coin. '
GainsvIHo has now got to bo a city of colleges
8be bss four colleges and tour private tobools
At least 8100,1X0 worth of buildings have been
cm rti d in Galnsvile this year. *
Dr. J. C. Montgomery, of Cbaunoey, shot himself
with a shot gun one day but week
with suicidal Intent, and but for the
tinu ly Interference of bis wife he would have i
cm plbhtd bis tcirlble purpose. Cause, liqnor.
There are now nearly three hundred free labor
hsudfe employed at the Dade coal mines, at Cole
city. The force was cut dowu lost summer about
hundred and will not be increased again until
there Is a revival In business. There are about 40J
convict* in the mines.
Mii.nfr, Ga, November 9.???[Hpcclal.]???News
retch* d here early Friday morning ol a fatal shoot
ing affair in Fpnlding county, about 12 miles from
this place. Mr. W. W. Rice shot Glp Head, It is
thought, fatally. The shooting took place iu the
former???s store late yesterday evening. No arraats
have turn made; Rice claiming that be did the
shooting In self defence, and intends giving him
self up to the authorities.
Brunswick, November 9.???[flpectol.J-Brans*
wick???s second artesian well was oomplsted yester
day. It is 420 feet deep, and has a flow of 230 gal
lons o minute of beautiful clear w*t??*r.
crU??
. the h*a!fng *???! throat, left lung an-i ct:
sIm> t<* aiievian* the suffering a "mall miu
ny faith In hand and helped me bear my
BY THE NECK.
Fally Ten ThonaSBc* P*opt?? witnsaa the ???xaeattoa
???Ha Conus#*# Ufa Omit, and 2xpr*e??t?? Hla
Bcadinrsa to tX?????A Full Ututary
of ill a Caaa-rn???? Laat Soane.
Covington, Ga., November?.???Tho execution of
Homer Ferry took place to-day iu presenco of
nearly lO.COO people. The drop fen precisely 28
mlnutca a*ter 12 o'clock. Ills tv ck wv's broken by
tho fall, and be died without a struggle'. In 7.80
minutes after the drop fell ho was pronounced
dead by U*o physicians, and in IS mluutua he was
cut dowu by the sheriff, placed in a coffin, Aud
delivered to his friends.
During last night ho was visited in the jail
by the colored ministers, who held
llgioua service with hitu, and Revs. A.
Lemuel and Toney Baker, colored, both remained
itb Mill all night. At a late hour lie lay .*1<iwu
???*???*** " k "i ho arose, dressed
reltgicus m ivut>. Homer exprrased hluuelf
bt lug prepared, ready and willing to die.
RepitseMatives of theCoviugtnn reur ami the Bn-
ter pi he amp n a Atlanta (kJNSrrrruTioMvUUed nts
U at 11 o???ditck, aud remained wits hi m until
e hour of lh execution, lie talked freely to
w en-, ??pd admitted his guilt, but said he wat
drunk. Hu denied being guilty of the charges of
similar offenses before.
TAKEN OUT TO DtATIf.
At 12 o???clock the sheriff entered the jail, and
Homer informed him he was ready. Ho wag
tin ii taken out, placed in a wagon and seated
upon his coffin, ??i*d suiroutided by a struug guard
IGSt
1 at the cre?? k. He waa - - ???
largest crowd wo have ever seen in 0oviu<t-. ..
which uo# com pored of more thaiiouc-halfooliretL
Women couimeuued sereainlug aud the soeun,
piiMiiUd hhn ia*yond our power to do??
crltw. 1 be guards kt pt the crowd away fr.??tn tne
wagon, and the beat of order wn* pre??erve*i
tliiougiu ut. When the proceaalnn arrived at the
???'aliowr ??? ,, - L ???* ?????? * ???
caflnl r ,
*tok hi* *(ut wlthiut a tremor. We have uover
wiintfMd Mu h ataolute stolidity or KTN??t**r n-rvo
l??e txhihited. The colored mlnhtors than
l eid rriigli.ua sui vices. Rev. A. Samuel re??*l from
I Le Script urea, J. W. Waters read a hymn, wtilatt
they all rang, aud Toney Baker oil'.-red an appro
piii*lf prayer. Alter this they nil shook hand*
' ih him, aud bade him good-live. *5 Hniuor then
ii k hitnda with all picaent nun t mk Ills p-t-ULm
ihe nap without the leant shudder. He de*
A CBGWNING SUCCESS!
adjust tie rope aroutia hla neck. Thu black cap
wa# diawn over his hem), and Ihn lout wool* he
utUrtd were*, ???I hope to t??o in heaven to morrow."
11 e tiap lell, aud the tody oi Homer Furry abut
great majo . . JHHMR
ample preparations for the exc*cut:oii and man
aged everything in a very skillful and proper
manner.
THE STORT or THE CRIME.
Hotter Perry witsabtight mulatto boy with very
black eyes and rather prnmlneut cheek bones. His
fm-e bad a peculiar expression about it that some
what resemble* mu Indian, and waa totally einn
tir>uic??s. He wna not quite fliteeu year* old when
iiu outrage with widen Iih was
- her wm> a bright mulatto woman
and wav originally a slave iu Covington, dim is
was In company with several other children. II n
. .. t home, about one mile dUtaut. but after
ward* returned to where he hod Mt h??r. and car
ried her home iti hla arms, fihe was found to he
in s very * iDJcal condition, which caused oomid-
erable excitement and alarm. A party was soon
lamd to M-arch lor tho . jH.-rp-.-tnd ??r of tne
outiuge. and Homer went with them lnt??
xtljil i oiing field, belonging to Mr. Thoma* l*at
I">y nnnu-.l l-lti.j I'.-
ii. i
_ wDli Mr.l 1
NMer with the
i day-lhu crime
Th
Last week wo spoke of our Merchant Tailoring
Department. The success we have attained with
our new cutter surpasses our highest expectations.
That he is an artist no one who has sceu bis work
can doubt. Jt is simply perfect, and as a result
we were never so overwhelmed with orders. IT*
are literally crowded, but always mauoge to turn
out our suites when promised.
Wo el*o have sn elegant assortmet* of Ready-
Made Clothing, cut and mado In the fineit style
Louisiana State Lottery Com
flarCANTAL PRIZE, ??7ff,OO0.-*a
Tirkati Only |8. Hhara* In roportion
O j o
sales we are having shows how our goods are
preefated.
A. O. M. GAY,
CLOTHIER & TAILOR, 85 WHITEHALL.
rsngcmcnt* for all the Monthly and ???tami- Annoi
fiTaUInga of The Louisiana Rtato Lott*!? Company#
uio In person mmuage and control Ifcr Drawingr
thcnriaelvea. and that the same are oondnetod aith
honesty hlmiw and good faith toward *1) partfat,
and we authorize the rvynre^mv ????? n??a t*i!??
o.ia, ???*t> twwlMlly^t m< ,!ri*tni?? HUoSt*
Off IIP MTWUNWWt*. *
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
JUBAL A. EARLY.
??? Gorauissloners.
lAOOkr>??ted iaiMiu,A yean by ihe u+iafr
tnre xor id acatioual aud t ifaari table purpeaw^wiUi
a capital of one million dollars-to which a resmvs
tuua of over five Hundred and fifty thoueind dot-
isn. has since Deed added.
By on overwueuuuig popular vote Its frauout/s
., ??? "mde a rvut of the piuawt State Constitution,
???qbo spoke as followr ,<M * A. D. 1879.
?? ,"??Ter reitod on and endorsed bf
thepeopic 4 c te.
It ne* n '" ales or postpones.
Its UnuMl Hlngle Number Orswlou take
pine* Mont lily.
A UmNDII) OFlfUKTUMlTT TO WXEV A
FOKTTNK. ELEVENTH GRAND DRAWING#
0LA88 I., IN THE ACADEMY OF MUBIO, N&W
0KIJ1ANH.TUEHIMY November 11,
174th Monthly Drawing
CAPITAL PRIZE, 916 t OOO,
100,000 Tickets nt Five Dollars Raeb,
Fractions, in Fifth*, iu proportion.
list or reizRs.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE 75,OX
1 do do 23,010
1 do do - m io,oua
2 FRIZES OF PWUO-. 12,008
,. iO.fXMf
Treated selentifloatly
land cured without tne
8 knife. Uook ou trout.
JSinenl sent Free.
AND l Ht - OrntUmv A A'orrtj,
TUMORS 8 %2SB2a. r ?????"???
' ???
PIU M
By 8. M. WOOLLtY, M.O.
AtlAntn, Georgia.
Reliable evidence gives
mid roforenre to cured pa
tients ami phyaiolana.
Heud for my book on the
Habits and their cure. Free
snfiJTH???S
Extract fvSsy Flowcf
'??Wt WOMEN.
Our
TrcaUso
II Ul 111 ??? I
littli
Fritrick Wn* satisfied
Id not have emu mltted
bp 1 r had Uut at work in tin* field with Mm
i i??l> a!) day. Mr. Patrick, who I* it Ju*tic-j of
peace, mated this tout to thu party,
they agreed with him that
_ .._r ttsa Innoctbt:. and so they wont
away satisfied he ww* not tho guilty party "
1 MtiHit, lu.v*ever, pronti??e them that I) *uy
dcte'opcd, lonncctlhg Peter with tho crlut_,
would ree that he ass toitbeoinlng whenever ho
was wanud.
FLIOIIT AND CAPTURE
Ifomcr Ferry then returned home, changed his
clothes, procurer) what money bo ounld, and left
the dim tlon oi Jackson, Hint* county. From
__jfcM!ihe wont on tho cars to Atlanta, where ho
wn* cs|.imcd ??u ti .??'>th of Jutin by Sheri IT Andor
mi. of Newton comity, s*??lnted by Mr. N. O.
Carr, of Atlanta Up was brought
to Covington the asinu night, and
lodged in jail, where ho ha* been comliied ovur
Hi- wm* indicted lor the crime by the gnt-ol
, urlt g the llr*t week of our aupo??-lor court at
ht pit nriier trim, and waa trier) and oouvloted
tm *??? aa-agi' - * r i?? to u&i
rj toosueb-lf paralyzed. It w** with dlifl-
*nliy lo-tild*???!*?????*'***!???>be understood,and fu
A??f 1 ~
* again became *o great that mr
friend* wt re tnoi-b troubled; but not I. I nev^r
ubd Gcd ro make m* well; I only pray el that
R awllltolght 1* carried out, let that to# *k-t
It wruriri- Whde praying tor the oatpmring
???f Gr d???a vplrir on the churcn on
BToruiog. the 17th of Atisn i teat, I receired
a double Messing myaaif, and toll at ence that i
-THE 1
BEST TONIC. F-
This modfcfno, combining Iron with Trn
vegetablo tonic*, quickly and completely
and! .arulqln. . , ^
It is or. unfailing remedy for Diseases of the
Ki'lneae and ... ,, .
It U :.realliable for Dfsesac* pccrllnr to
Wonteo, oud all whu iced sedentary lives,
Ik.ou*l Jt injure the teeib.caure l??cadache/>r
p:-riu* ???? couMlpatlon???<Ahrt Jnm mtrllanc*do.
Itcnrichcaond lairifie* the blood atlmf*stee
tl??2?? OKnlte.ahU the srein.llaUrx oj toou re-
tore* HertrtMim and fc* h h!r g^iw. sCru^th*
awth* arutfes and nenrea.
For Intermittent Fct???i
Energy, Ac., it ha# no c
- tt' The genuine fcs* z Nr re trade mark ood
??r??v c??i ltd lines on whopper. Take cnatlxr.
VaSVMt/*/ ROOWStSOlHr tCO,^bmsAD|
all they could lor him. llo" waa *rutoncud ny
Jui'gc John D. Htcwart to he. publicly tmngud la
t ovli gion on hrldav, NovotntM-r 7, 1hii. And
thus ci deth tho i*td cluipter of this unfortunate
hoy???s life.
The Negro Tote.
From the Few Orleans Picayune.
It has entno to this that the loafiors of both
partita are struggling to corrupt the negro vote.
1 hat method Is radically false and wholly un
necessary. The negroes as a body bare como to
we that they have nothing to expect from any
party In tbo way of political promotion or lm*ae--
dla c fncUriels) prosperity. They mint hereafter
he appvali d to upon a different bail*, and we be*
ll?? ve that they are ready toanpport whaiovcr parly
offers them the b*??t guarantee of protesting.
??? Swttwrss
i. v. wcrmiuim, ton mmt,
tl nBP4J>trAr t r. z.
DR. BETT???S
33 1-3 WHITEHALL ST BISET.
ATLANTA, OEORGIA.
exiericiiM oud exUualre practl
YOUNG, MIDDLK-AOKD AND 01.1) MEN,
who ere suffering from the terrible effects of ax-
baa* red Vitality, Nervous and Pnjndcol Debility
from Indiscrelien. Xxobm, Exposure or indul
gence.
A Cure la guaranteed In every case, at oar
remedies act quickly and cure permanently.
AM PstleTjta treated iu all parts of the world.
A 84 page Book, Omtatolfig f4ffs which should
be read ior ti "traction. Mailed I? 11 n n
queritona P II Pi Pi.
Wfth
THE BIGGEST SUCCESS OF THE AGE.
ETC. EL
ICtawnfota Maw Uni
Tux bwirr BricuirtJ Co.,drawer 8. Atlanta, Ga
CONSTITUTIONAL SCROFULA.
A girl in my oraploy has bson oared of what I
believe was constitutional Scrofula by tho uao ol
Nwilt's bpCClflO. J. O. MCDANIEL,
Allatoona, Ga., July 23,1884.
TETTER FIFTEEN YEARS.
Hwift???sHpcciflo has cunxl mo of on obstfJUUt
Totter of flftoou yciuB???s standing. L. COOK,
PAlmotto. Go.i July 18,18AF
ATfROXlMATlON rROXS.
??? Approximation Frisui of Iffd.
only to tlie offiuo of tho company in Now Orloana
Orel# r* or New Yoik KRchsnxe in muiuory letten
Currency b?? or expn^all sums of flvo dollar*
and upwtrdf t) express at our otnnnsc) to
A. liaONiiff,
New Orleans, In..
OrM. A. DAVPnOf,
AO7 (toveuth Nt., Washington, D> O,
Make P. O. Money Orders payable and a'dram
Registered letters to
MEW OULKAM8 NATIONAL UANll,
New Orleans, Ln. J
Louisiana State Lottery
Dave C Johnston, Covinjtfon, Ky,
amounts of 85.00 and over, by Express at Uf
PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICIANS.
I have prtworibod Swift's Spoclfla In many canoa
of Blood Poison aud a general tonic, aud It has
modo cures after all oth reined lo had toil
li. M. STRICKLAND M. D..
Cave H .urm Ga.. 26,1
FRESH AND FAIR OOMPLEXIGN
A young lady who waa troubled with Totter an
Eruption* hart boon entirely relieved b tow nop
tic* of Jiwlfl???a.fcpcolflu, and her oomploxleu
fresh aud fair again. TUOH. U. MOUUAN
Greensboro, Go.. Aug. 1 1684
FEARFUL BLOOD POISON.
A negro on my farm has been cured of a fearful
case of ftlood Fulton bythe use o three b rules of
Swift's hpMiflc. ANDREW J HOWARD.
Forsyth, Ga., Aug. 6,1884.
IETTER F0R ELEVEN SEARS.
Swift's Specific has cured me of Tetter rrom
which I bad suffered for eleven years and hoi
built up ray general health to that 1 feel like a
new man. L. W. LEE,
Dawson, Oa., Aug. 30, 1884.
Swift???s Specific Is entirely a vegetable prepara
tion; nq. tocrutiry, no potoab or other minerals
Send for treatise on Blood and Akin IMaeasea, free
SWIFT 8PW51FIO OO..
Drawers. Atlanta Ga.
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1870k
BAKER???,7
Mfe! Cucoa.
-jr? Warranted ubnulutcly purC
Cocon, from which tho exores a4
Oil h*a bocu removed. It hns thr*4
time* the atrengt/i of Cocoa mixed
with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar,
nnd l?? therefore tor moro econonA
cn,. It is delicious, nourliiblnf,
strengthening, earily digmual, ud
admirably adnptod for Invalids as
web uh fur pvrnona In li??-??Uh.
Sold by Grocers nrsr/whera,
BAKER & CO,, DorcWer, Han
THE CHILLING BLASTS
-op-
WINTER
Will soon be upon us.
I ct every bcoso havo on hand some simple sad
efflcnclout temedy for tho CaiO of
COUGHS AND COLDS
aud ono that will not ouly Cure but to a prirood
live of that night fiend to children and horror to
parents???
CROUP!
We thereto???o advtoo every hou/tohold to ersr
keep on band a bottle of
TAYLOR'S CHEROKEE REMEDY
??? op???
GUM&MUUEIfl
D HMKAiES OF Tirv BLADDER AND EZD>
|NKV8 lifcvealways been poto.t fiuffen In thn
reaping ol ire*#h's harve-t. Ho matter Ot what
ooturc a touw hMtv stood log uu-o oompUtokl
[way bo i ire and speedy relief is offered in
Smith's Extract of Matf nwsr.
f The moot tji-v e.???.nwvd oy th 4 * remedy Have
gain*! lor it a w jrld- ar*.qe unpolartty. None need)
Juffre.si* ??t:iowWhored*toU??r??.fiov<>i Iffoe
???on Id k r km??ri uir. '??actly what Is meant by Ac ten*
iBRiGtf rsOB^AlK, and how to caxu tt. UMM8
a two via itamp.vltb your ad trust to
S. 14- IVW ?? BRO. Km
sUlltO-th-sa-A-^flc
This Rf.ur ??r
Wt taanuaset, Uwsgs
(inooas Visit r: KLID
YKIOlTf g'rrtslfif
tknm^ in farm uma
rHo<% th?? (y
Mi oIImS
frerehreSIItisrw
AT BOHK OB
"MPL0YMENT to Travel. State
whtcFpreferred; also amount wanted par
??? month tor services and expenses. liuMinooi
lornblc, pcrmsuoniandca.-llyoperateil. Write
SLOAN A CO., 806 Gcorgo street. Cincinnati,
HoMMPa^S.
VETfifs'pfcTfICS
Tor tho Can cl all dlwnn. ot
Hcraes, Cattle, Sheep
DOCS, HOGS, rOEIiTBY.
U**& ??ncccMfalIy tor 20 jiui .'7 For*
men, Slockhrcedrrn, Horse It.lt., Ao.
BadorMil A incilby thsV.S.GoTcrum???U
^arl???ampWcts & Charts sent frec."<H
HUMPHREYS??? MEDiCIliE CO.,
100 Fulton St, ITow York.
Humphreys??? Homeopathic
(tififf Hn ^
till tor
II1U
HViyolis FbliitiW weakness,
,rii
Nolitlihu Co??? l*rJ l'u UonoVi .???ii-wYoti.
uot7???dly frl auu wkycow nr rd mat m 1
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